FIGC President Gabriele Gravina declares ‘football is the winner today’ after the rest of the season was mapped out and ‘hopes we won’t need the algorithm’.
FIGC President Gabriele Gravina declares ‘football is the winner today’ after the rest of the season was mapped out and ‘hopes we won’t need the algorithm’.
The outcome of all professional leagues in Italy, including Serie A, Serie B and Serie C, were finally confirmed this afternoon at the FIGC’s Federal Council, led by Gravina.
“Football is the winner today, with regards to consistency,” he told reporters after the meeting.
“From the outset, we all supported the need to stay in the international scene.
“Italy are one of the big five [in European football]. We made the decision to finish our competitions and we’ll continue on this path.
“Today, football has shown consistency. I’m convinced there will be great togetherness and that we’ll coordinate like we’ve always done with all our stakeholders, including Lega Serie A, which doesn’t come out as the loser in all of this.
“Some requests that weren’t in line with what was established on May 20 weren’t accepted.”
Serie A clubs were previously against the idea of an algorithm deciding the final classification, but the 66-year-old assured it would only be used in a worst-case scenario.
“In the event of a stop, we’ve planned a new format with playoffs and playouts, like UEFA asked for.
“The pitch aside, there’s no better solution than to contest playoffs and playouts.
“A mini-tournament is always better than an algorithm, which has been clarified anyway: it’s a weighted average that takes into account the weight derived from the average number of points picked up at home and away from home, multiplied by the remaining games.
“Lega Serie A has approved and accepted it, even though we hope we won’t need it.”